Actor Michael Jace arrested in wife's shooting
The Shield actor Michael Jace called 911 and told police 'I shot my wife' after allegedly pulling the trigger on the 40-year-old at the couple's Los Angeles mansion Monday night.
Jace, 48, called in the alleged shooting around 8:30p.m., TMZ cited law enforcement sources as saying, and confessed that he was responsible.
But before he picked up the phone, police had already received reports from neighbors in the Hyde Park area of shots being fired inside the property.
According to TMZ, the hulking actor remained on the phone, as instructed by dispatchers, until LAPD arrived.
When officers entered the house they found April Jace, a mother-of-three, dead from gunshot wounds. Jace was taken into custody for questioning. He's not yet been booked in his wife's death.
Police confirmed that children were in the home at the time of the shooting. They have been placed in protective custody.
CBS reports that Jace is being questioned by detectives. A tragic photo shows the clearly distraught man talking to an officer, drenched in the red glow from a nearby police car or ambulance.
According to the Los Angeles Times police detectives with the 77th division are determining whether the shooting was an accident or a homicide.
Officer Sara Faden told the newspaper: 'It looks to have started as a domestic-related incident.'
The death sparked a huge investigation with police officers and news crews flooding the area.
Overnight assignment editor at CBS Joshua Crompton tweeted: '#BREAKING Actor Michael Jace detained in connection to the shooting death of his wife. Jace best known for his role of a cop in The Shield'.
April and Michael Jace celebrated their 10 year anniversary last June.
Jace shot to fame portraying a police officer struggling with his sexuality on FX cop drama The Shield.
He went on to star on television drama Southland and along with guest appearances on shows such as Burn Notice and The Mentalist.
He had a role alongside Russell Crowe in the film State Of Play and bit parts in films such as Forrest Gump.
The actor was previously married to Jennifer Bitterman before divorcing in 2002.
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